20081206852599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm 114 · Fort Worth, TX · December 6, 2008

Date
December 6, 2008 · 10:51 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Meacham International
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4920W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA084
Reported as
Gulstm 114
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
352 total168 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N4920W, a commander 114 aircraft, was involved in an accident during landing at the Fort Worth Meacham airport (ftw), on December 6, 2008, at approximately, 10:51 am CST. The pilot-in-command and sole occupant of the aircraft was privacy data omitted, holder of commercial pilot certificate number privacy data omitted. The aircraft bounced multiple times upon landing and came to rest on the runway with the nose gear collapsed. privacy data omitted Did not sustain any injuries, however the aircraft sustained substantial damage during the accident. Damage to the aircraft was noted in the nose landing gear system, firewall, engine and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

N4920W, A COMMANDER 114 AIRCRAFT, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING LANDING AT THE FORT WORTH MEACHAM AIRPORT (FTW), ON DECEMBER 6, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY, 10:51 AM CST. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED MULTIPLE TIMES UPON LANDING AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, FIREWALL, ENGINE AND PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.